PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Yef Yew (ranked 2352 p4p, 2757 weight class) and Yeshua Immanuel (ranked 337 p4p, 391 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Yew
vs
Immanuel

187 cm
41
185
31 - 14 - 3

181 cm
36
190
13 - 12 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Great elbows
Granite chin

Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 31 - 14 - 3, fighting out of Amsterdam, Yef Yew!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yeshua Immanuel!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Immanuel tries to clinch there but Yew circles away.
Yew swats away the attempt to clinch by Immanuel.
Yew misses the jab.
Yew connects with a good right hand that stumbles Immanuel. Immanuel circles away out of range and recomposes himself.

Immanuel has Yew up against the cage in a clinch.
Yew wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Immanuel.
Immanuel misses with the head strike.
Yew is trying to break the clinch but Immanuel has him pressed against the cage.
Yew is trying to push Immanuel away but Immanuel has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Immanuel misses with some punches.

Yew escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Immanuel wants to clinch up but Yew keeps it at a distance.
Yew wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Yew keeps the fight on the outside.
Yew is looking to counter punch.

Yew gets tackled into the cage by Immanuel. Immanuel maintains the clinch.
Immanuel working aggressively here.

Yew escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Yeshua Immanuel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Yew.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Immanuel tries to close the distance and clinch but Yew swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A little feinted left hand from Yew on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Yew lands a head kick!
Yew lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Immanuel circles away quickly and effectively.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Yew breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Immanuel avoids the body shot from Yew.
Immanuel wants to clinch.
Yew slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.

Immanuel has Yew up against the cage in a clinch.
Immanuel prevents Yew from breaking the clinch.
Immanuel lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Yew is trying to break free.
Yew blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Immanuel throws a punch but it's blocked by Yew.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Yew breaks the clinch.

Immanuel moves into range and clinches up with Yew.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Yew pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Immanuel has closed the distance and engaged Yew in a clinch.
Immanuel lands with a light punch inside.
Immanuel tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Yew is looking to break free of the clinch but Immanuel has double underhooks.
A shot in the inside from Immanuel.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Yew.
A nice right hand lands inside from Immanuel.
Immanuel swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Immanuel working aggressively here.
Immanuel throws a punch but it's blocked by Yew.
Yew wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Immanuel has him pressed against the cage.
Yew blocking some punches.
Immanuel lands with a left to the head.
Immanuel misses with some punches.
Immanuel swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Immanuel misses with the head strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yew can't break the clinch.
Yew blocking some punches.
Yew is trying to push Immanuel away but Immanuel has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Yew has had enough of the clinch but Immanuel keeps him there for the moment.

Yew breaks the clinch.
Yew cracks a nice hook into Immanuel's ribs.
Immanuel walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Yew is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Immanuel.
Yew misses with a jab, cross combination.
Immanuel wants to clinch.

Immanuel clinches up with Yew and pushes him back against the cage.

Yew pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Immanuel clinches with his opponent.
Immanuel misses with the head strike.
Immanuel tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Immanuel throws a head punch that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Immanuel.
Immanuel misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Immanuel fails to land.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Immanuel scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Immanuel throws a punch but it's blocked by Yew.
Yew is trying to break free.
Immanuel throws a punch but it's blocked by Yew.
Yew is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Yew tries to break free but Immanuel pushes him back against the cage.
Yew wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Yew blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Yew blocking some punches.
Immanuel tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Immanuel misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Immanuel fails to land.
Yew blocking some punches.

Yew manages to break the clinch.
Immanuel tries to clinch but Yew moves out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Yeshua Immanuel dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.

Yew feints and then cracks Immanuel's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Immanuel down.

Immanuel has Yew up against the cage in a clinch.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Yew.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Yew.
A head punch on the inside from Immanuel fails to land.
Yew blocking some punches.
Immanuel swings wildly with an uppercut but Yew uses good head movement to avoid it.
Immanuel throws a head punch that misses.
Immanuel fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Immanuel misses with the head strike.
Yeshua Immanuel seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Yew wants to break free but Immanuel has control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Yew escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Yew turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Immanuel is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Immanuel has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Immanuel wants to clinch
and Yew counters with a stiff right hand.
Yew fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Immanuel manages to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yew throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Immanuel stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Immanuel is looking to clinch but Yew is avoiding it.
Yew drops down looking for a counter takedown but Immanuel sprawls and moves away.

Immanuel has Yew up against the cage in a clinch.

Yew breaks from the clinch.
Immanuel avoids the body shot from Yew.

Immanuel has Yew up against the cage in a clinch.
Immanuel throws a head punch that misses.
Yew blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Yew working hard to break the clinch.
Immanuel tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Yew blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Yew has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Immanuel misses with a hook from the clinch.
Immanuel throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Yews head.

Yew breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

Immanuel gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Immanuel throws a head punch that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yew tries to break free but Immanuel pushes him back against the cage.
Immanuel swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Immanuel lands a left hand that snaps the head of Yew backwards.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Immanuel throws a punch but it's blocked by Yew.
Yew wants to break free but Immanuel has control.
Yew blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

Yew breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Yew throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Immanuel sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Yew with a jab.
Immanuel tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Yew manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Immanuel moves into the clinch successfully.
Immanuel prevents Yew from breaking the clinch.
Immanuel misses with a hook from the clinch.
Immanuel misses with the head strike.
Yew blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Yew is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Yew looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Yew.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yew blocks an uppercut.
Yew is trying to break the clinch but Immanuel is controlling him.
Yew blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Immanuel swings wildly with an uppercut but Yew uses good head movement to avoid it.
Immanuel keeps control of Yew as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Yew working hard to break the clinch.
Yew is trying to push Immanuel away but Immanuel has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Yew tries to break free but Immanuel pushes him back against the cage.
Yew tries to break the clinch but Immanuel is controlling the position.
Immanuel gets through Yew's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

Yew escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Immanuel closes the distance and clinches.
Immanuel working aggressively here.
Immanuel keeps control of Yew as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Yew is trying to break the clinch but Immanuel is controlling him.
Immanuel misses with a punch on the inside.

Yew breaks from the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Immanuel is looking to clinch.
A quick step to the side and Yew tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.

Immanuel rushes Yew and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Immanuel misses with a hook from the clinch.
Immanuel has a couple of punches blocked by Yew.
Immanuel swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Immanuel swings wildly with an uppercut but Yew uses good head movement to avoid it.
Immanuel throws a punch but it's blocked by Yew.
Yew is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Yew tries to break the clinch but Immanuel is controlling the position.
Immanuel gets through Yew's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Immanuel softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Immanuel has a couple of punches blocked by Yew.

Yew breaks from the clinch.
Nice jab there from Yew.

Immanuel moves into the clinch.
Immanuel misses with a punch on the inside.
Yew is looking to break free of the clinch but Immanuel has double underhooks.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Yeshua Immanuel showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Immanuel takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Yew tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Immanuel wants to clinch up but Yew keeps it at a distance.
Yew lands a body shot.
Yew misses with a jab, cross combination.

Immanuel moves into the clinch successfully.
Immanuel fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Yew wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Immanuel has him pressed against the cage.
Immanuel swings wildly with an uppercut but Yew uses good head movement to avoid it.

Yew breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Immanuel rushes Yew and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Immanuel fails to land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Yew breaks the clinch.
Yew throws a sloppy head kick and Immanuel moves out of range easily.

Immanuel closes the distance and pushes Yew back into the cage.
Immanuel working some nice short punches in the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Yew escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Yew throws out a powerful jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Immanuel darts in trying to clinch
and Yew counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

Immanuel gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Yew.

Yew pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Immanuel is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Yew throws a head kick but Immanuel moves out of range.
Yew rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Immanuel moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

Immanuel moves into the clinch.
Yew tries to circle away but Immanuel has him pinned against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Immanuel creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Yew tries to circle away but Immanuel has him pinned against the cage.
Yew blocks an uppercut.
Immanuel misses with a short punch on the inside.
Immanuel tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Immanuel misses with the head strike.
A nice left hand lands by Immanuel.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Immanuel swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Immanuel misses with a hook from the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yew blocking some punches.

Yew manages to break the clinch.
Immanuel tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Yew paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Immanuel tries to close the distance and clinch up but Yew swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Yew looks to throw the jab but Immanuel is out of range.
Yew misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Immanuel takes the fight into the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Yew.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Immanuel.

Yew manages to break the clinch.

Immanuel instigates a clinch.

Yew pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Immanuel has closed the distance and engaged Yew in a clinch.
Immanuel misses with a hook from the clinch.

Yew's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yew lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Yew throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

Immanuel rushes Yew and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Yew blocking some punches.

Yew breaks from the clinch.
Immanuel takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Immanuel is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Immanuel tries to clinch there but Yew circles away.
Yew avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Immanuel has Yew up against the cage in a clinch.
Immanuel scores with a nice hook to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Immanuel fails to land.
Yew blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Immanuel misses with the head strike.
Immanuel has Yew pressed against the cage, preventing Yew from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Immanuel scores with a shoulder strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Yew.
Immanuel scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Immanuel misses with the head strike.
Yew wants to get back to striking at distance but Immanuel won't allow it.
Immanuel misses with a hook from the clinch.
Yew wants to break free but Immanuel has control.
Yew is looking to break free of the clinch but Immanuel has double underhooks.

Yew escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Yew is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Immanuel.
Immanuel drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.

Immanuel pushes Yew up against the cage in a clinch.
Immanuel has a couple of punches blocked by Yew.
Immanuel swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Immanuel lands a hook to the side of the head.

Yew pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Immanuel fails in his attempt to clinch.
Yef Yew has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yew lands with a kick to the temple. Immanuel shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Immanuel tries to clinch up but Yew circles away and keeps his distance.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Yeshua Immanuel.
I've got Immanuel winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yeshua Immanuel!
An out of breath Yeshua Immanuel thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.